Lois Frankel
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 21st district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Deutch |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd district |
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In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Allen West |
| Succeeded by | Ted Deutch |
| Mayor of West Palm Beach | |
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In office March 27, 2003 – March 31, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Joel Daves |
| Succeeded by | Jeri Muoio |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 85th district |
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In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Mimi McAndrews |
| Succeeded by | Shelley Vana |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 83rd district |
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In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Eleanor Weinstock |
| Succeeded by | Sharon Merchant |
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May 16, 1948 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Boston University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Lois Jane Frankel (born May 16, 1948) is an American politician and lawyer who has been the United States Representative for Florida's 21st congressional district since 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Frankel was member of the Florida House of Representatives for fourteen years, serving as Minority Leader of the Florida State House. She was elected Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2003, serving two terms in office until leaving office in 2011 due to term limits. On November 6, 2012, Frankel was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district; she was sworn in on January 3, 2013.
Frankel was born on May 16, 1948 in New York City and received a bachelor's degree from Boston University in 1970. She earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1973. Frankel moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1974.
In 1986, incumbent Democratic state representative Eleanor Weinstock of the 83rd district decided to run for a seat in the Florida Senate. Frankel ran for Weinstock's open seat in the Florida House, and defeated Republican nominee Gerald Adams 69%–31% in November 1986. In 1988, she won re-election to a second term unopposed; in 1990, she again was unopposed.
In November 1991, Frankel resigned as state representative, to run for Congress in 1992. Mimi McAndrews, a former aide of Frankel's, was elected to replace her. Frankel lost to fellow Democratic representative Alcee Hastings in the 1992 congressional primary. In 1994, Frankel challenged, and after a bitter campaign, defeated McAndrews in the Democratic primary for her old State House seat. Frankel won the November 1994 general election with 55% of the vote. In 1996, she won re-election to a fifth term with 68% of the vote.
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